The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-19
INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. FRIDAY, AUGUST -. 1887.

German pessimists He came from Portland
Ore. After graduation he went to Germany
and was present at the great Wagner festival
His book on Romantic Love- shows talent al
we'll as learning.
4 THE Emperor of Brazil was recently asked t.
| place his signature on the visitors book at tn.
| Grand Opera house, Paris. He signed him
| self Dom Pedro d'Alcantara, Foreign member
OF the Academy of Sciences"
AT Gastein recently it observed that the
German Emperor walked slightly bent but with
out leaning on his attendants. His physician
| said he was in better health than a year ago
| and ought to live i've or six years yet
MRS LAvINA FILLMORE, who on Saturday
celebrated her one hundredth birthday anniver
sary at her home near Blu ffalo. has always been
| an early riser. Until rec emily she got ND at
| o'clock every morning, but she has now changed
] the hour to s.
| HITHERTO it has been thought that Jesus
| spoke in Aramaic, but Professor Roberts, of St.
Andrews University, in Scotland will shortly
| publish book called Greek the Language OF
| Christ and His Apostles" It should be curl
| ously interesting work. if its contents shall
| justify its title
| THE fact that Modjeska is grandmother does
not prove that the famous tragedienne is an old
woman. She was married very young. as was
also her daughter. However, Nine odjeska
will leave the stage at the end of the coming
season Her absolutely farewell tour will be
MAYOR O'BRIEN, of Boston, vigorously de-
tends his presence at recent entertainment
given at the Boston Theatre in honor of John L.
Sullivan He says that he considered it his duty
to see that the city ordinances not in
fringed upon. And then, again, he claims that
performance officially sanctioned by the Board
or Aldermen is one which be properly at
tended by the most select citizen in Boston.
"MoRs IMPERAToR" picture by Munich
artist, was recently refused admission, on ac-
count of its revolutionary moral, by the jury of
the exhibition Of arts Berlin. The picture
represented Death, purple-robed overthrowing
a throne with his bony hand while he crushed
be beneath h.s feet crown and bunch of roses.
The exhibition was under the personal patron
age of the emperor. who, when he heard of the
matter. told the committee not exclude the
picture if its subject was the only objection.
AT the meeting of the National Association
for the Promotion of Holiness held in Pitman
Grove. Pa, the other day. DR.. William Melon
aid said: II tell you that no one who uses
tobacco can be entirely sanctifed." "Say! SAW
shouted several clereymen. chats going a little
too far. for some of our best ministers use the
article !" What have said I have said."
piled DR.. Mcdonald. mo man can be entirely
saved and use tobacco" "You're liar!" anerily
shouted a we'll known man in this audience. The
man, who is said to be an influential Christian
immediately left the auditorium.
A YOUNG northern lady, visiting Charleston.
S. C., some months ago. had little incident
happen to her which she takes pleasure in relat-
ing. In crossing quiet side street, one day.
vegetable cart, drawn by a small donkey and
driven by aged negro with shining black face
and very white wool. was about to pass at the
same time. AS she hesitated the donkey
stopped with aperemptory "Woa Squash. Woa.
sah l tells vo'!' and while the clear passage was
thus afforded her, the venerable darky took off his
tattered remnant of hat, and said. with
flourish, Pass on. my misses, pass on; Squash
and me allus waits on the ladies'" She
charmed with this as sample of the courtesy
of the colored race.
3 JULES ETIENNE PAsDELoUP, whose death at
Paris is mentioned, has been for over thirty
years famous as director of orchestra. chorus
and opera, and began his career in 1888, when
but fourteen years DID, by taking the piano prize
at the Paris Conservatory. In 1851 he organ
lied superb orchestra and gave popular con-
certs in the great circus at which the best music
presented, the symphonies of Haydn,
Mozart, Beethoven. Weber. Mendelssohn. and
later the works of Scnumann, Gounod. Berlioz
and Wagner. Pasdeloup was for few years
director of the Theatre Lyrque. but his praise
worthy attempts to produce works like Gluck's
''Iphigenia" and Wagners 'Rienzi" brought
him to ruin and he returned to his concerts.
In October. 1876, he ventured to produce Wag-
ner's "Nibelungen" music and was mobbed by
the Parisians. after which he left that composer
out of his programme.
Col. CHARLES S. SPENCER, the New York
lawyer, who died few days ago. was the coun-
sci for the defense in the famous Mcfarland
trial. Here is the peroration to his speech for
the defense. as quoted from memory by a CORE
spondent of the New York Sun: "Stand by him,
gentleman! In this, the hour OF Daniel MacFar-
lands trial, stand by him. AS with jealous
eye you guard and protect tho honor OF your
dear sisters, stand by him! AS you reverence
the gray hairs of your beloved mothers, if living,
or, sainted ones, if gone to their rest, stand by
hm By all that is NOBLE by all that is virtu-
ous by all that is manly in this life of probation
stand by him So shall you build around the
altar of your homes, where honor and virtue
dwell, a wall impregnabe to the assaults of bold,
base men, and so will you teach the villain who
sacrifices female virtue upon the altar of his
lust that there shall surely follow in his path
with uuerring footsteps, answering energy and
stern resolve, implacab BILE Nemesis"